Mission critical rise above d. C. Welcome back to our continuing coverage, Mission Critical rise above d. C. Weve been here all morning long. While weve been here on capitol hill, weve been talking to lawmakers about rising above gridlock and reaching a real deal on the fiscal cliff. In the last hour we sat down with Grover Norquist saying no one should strike a bad deal, and that there is no better reason to raise taxes now than there was in the past. He also added he thinks House Speaker boehner has been a good leader during the fiscal cliff negotiations. And then we were joined by bob corker and bob conrad. Corker said we need to focus more on entitlements now, and he will not sign any package that doesnt deal with entitlements at this point. Conrad said more, not less, should be included in some sort of a big deal. By big deal, he means over 4 trillion. We are now just 20 days away from the fiscal cliff deadline. We continue to bring both sides of the aisle to sit down together. Co
Still, both sides agreed to end the walkout and get the trains rolling and then go back to the bargaining table. Union leaders admit they are rolling the dice. The public needs to use the trains. We needed to go back to work. We were willing to take a risk. Reporter does that make you lose a little ground when you dont have this over them . No, because we still have the right to strike. And if the deal falls through or 30 days bart feels like they bought time and dont take it seriously, we have that tool. Its a much more friendly atmosphere with the trains running so theres not that ticking clock as we approach a deadline. We now have 30 days and hopefully we can get that done. Reporter at least one returning worker showed his frustration. I wish we would have a contract. I wish we didnt come back the way we came. You know . Well see what happens the next 30 days, huh . Reporter well, the truce officially ends on august 4th. But the chief negotiators as well as the labor secretary beli
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